What color is Dark Violet?
Dark Violet color belongs to the Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Dark Violet is #9400D3, and the RGB color code is RGB(148, 0, 211).
In the RGB color model, Dark Violet has a red value of 148, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 211. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 29.9% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 17.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 282.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 41.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Dark Violet has a hue of 282.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 82.7 % brightness/value.
Dark Violet is cool or warm?
The color Dark Violet is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Dark Violet? (For interior and product design)
Dark Violet has an LRV of nearly 11. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 11 of Dark Violet with dark and light color
Is Dark Violet Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Dark Violet meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Dark Violet color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #9400D3
- Red
- 94
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- D3
- Red
- 148 (58.0%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 211 (82.7%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 29.86%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 17.25%
- Hue
- 282.09°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 41.37 %
- Hue
- 282.09°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 82.75 %
- Red
- 82 (32.1%)
- Yellow
- 18 (7.2%)
- Blue
- 164 (64.5%)
- Hue
- 282.09°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 17.25 %
- Cyan
- 41.96%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 17.25%
- X
- 23.97
- Y
- 11
- Z
- 62.49
- Y1
- 11
- X
- 0.25
- Y2
- 0.11
- L
- 39.58
- A
- 76.34
- B
- -70.38
- L
- 39.58
- C
- 103.83
- H
- 317.33
- L
- 39.58
- U
- 29.27
- V
- -105.66
- L
- 33.16
- A
- 70.98
- B
- -88.5
- LRV
- ~ 11 %
- Munsell Color System
- 3.6P 3.8/26.1
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Dark Violet
These are the named colors closest to Dark Violet , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Dark Violet to Pantone PMS
Paint similar to Dark Violet
These are the real paint colors closest to Dark Violet from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Dark Violet once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Dark Violet to Benjamin Moore
Behr
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Dark Violet to Behr
PPG Paints
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Dark Violet to PPG Paints
Valspar
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Dark Violet to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Dark Violet to Sherwin Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Dark Violet to Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Dark Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Dark Violet to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Dark Violet - #9400D3 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Dark Violet - #9400D3?
Color that best contrast with Dark Violet - #9400D3 is #3FD300, color name is Lime Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Dark Violet - #9400D3?
Complementary or Opposite color for Dark Violet - #9400D3 is #3FD300, color name is Lime Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Dark Violet - #9400D3 Color Images and Patterns
